Days til fair: 319Weather: Sunny, upper 60s. Glorious!Farm fact: “As farming goes, so goes your country. If the farmer does poorly, it’s not good for the rest of the economy and this community.” – Sherman Polinder, long-time Lynden dairy farmerAll’s fair“David ...
Days til fair: 328Weather: Sunny!Farm fact: Founded in 1906, Haynie Grange is Whatcom County's oldest continuously active grange.All’s fairHeading out to talk to the Pomona Grange meeting tonight at 7 p.m. at the Hopewell Grange, 3441 Hopewell Road, Everson. There’s a potluck first so ...
Days til fair: 333Weather: Showers, cloudy all day.Farm fact: There are seven active granges in Whatcom County today: Haynie, Hopewell, Laurel, Lummi Island, North Bellingham, Rome and Ten Mile, according to “They Persevered: The History of Rome Grange” by CoCo Lomas. All’s ...
Days til fair: 335 Weather: No more summer -- cloudy and cool. Fair fact: Each fair requires about 3 tons of grass hay, almost 34 tons of alfalfa hay, 34 tons of straw, 2,510 yards of sawdust and 14 tons of grain, according to Dean Lenssen, fair maintenance supervisor.All’s fairZane ...
Days til fair: 340Weather: Sunny and 80 degrees. Farm fact: Founded in 1867 as the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, the Grange is a national grassroots organization that advocates for farmers. The height of grange activity in Whatcom County was around 1976, when about 2,000 members were active. ...
